Face time is interaction or contact between two or more people at the same time and physical location. In Geography, location is a position or point in Physical space that something occupies on Earths' surface Face time therefore occurs in "real life" or "meatspace" and contrasts primarily with interaction or contact which occurs over distance (eg. Meatspace is a word referring to Real life or the physical world, and conceived as the opposite of Cyberspace or Virtual reality. via telephone) and/or electronically (eg. Basic principle A traditional landline telephone system also known as "plain old telephone service" (POTS, commonly handles both signaling and audio information via email, instant messaging, e-commerce, or computer simulations). Electronic mail, often abbreviated to e-mail, email, or originally eMail, is a Store-and-forward method of writing sending receiving Electronic commerce, commonly known as e-commerce' or eCommerce, consists of the buying and selling of products or services over electronic A computer simulation, a computer model or a computational model is a Computer program, or network of computers that attempts to simulate an
The term was originally a colloquialism but has entered the vernacular with the increasing number of people throughout the world who commonly and extensively rely on telecommunications and the internet for personal and business communication. A colloquialism is an expression not used in formal speech, writing or Paralinguistics. Vernacular refers to the Native language of a country or a locality The Internet is a global system of interconnected Computer networks
"Face time" was a primary theme in Douglas Coupland's novel Microserfs. Douglas Coupland (born December 30, 1961) is a Canadian Novelist. Microserfs, published by HarperCollins in 1995 is an Epistolary Novel by Douglas Coupland.
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Characteristics of face time
Face time is important for its unique characteristics of eye contact and touch. Eye contact is an event in which two people look at each other's Eyes at the same time Various simulations that serve as an alternative to face time do not have these features (yet). Quality time is the idea of surrounding oneself with others of value, while having low obligations and being oriented towards fun (see Anthropological theories of value). Quality time is an informal reference to Time spent with loved ones ( e An obligation is a requirement to take some course of action whether legal or moral. Recreation or fun is the expenditure of time in a manner designed for therapeutic refreshment of one's Body or Mind. Anthropological theories of value attempt to expand on the traditional theories of value used by economists or ethicists. This sort of behaviour is possible in non-face time situations like chat rooms, but it is widely felt that fun in a chat room does not qualify as quality time. The term chat room, or chatroom, is primarily used by Mass media to describe any form of Synchronous conferencing, occasionally even Asynchronous conferencing The reasons for this are complicated (see loneliness). Loneliness is an Emotional state in which a Person experiences a powerful feeling of Emptiness and isolation. One explanation is that touch between humans is a fundamental of emotion well-being. An emotion is a mental and physiological state associated with a wide variety of feelings thoughts and behaviours [1] Another explanation is that direct eye contact is critical to guarantee honesty. Honesty is the human quality of communicating and acting Truthfully related to Truth as a value [2] (see lying)
Factors increasing face time
- Singles bars, dance clubs
- The rise of the service economy
- Collectivist cultures like China
- An increasing amount of intellectuals like Esther Dyson and Nicholas Negroponte studying the effects of technology in society. A lie (also called prevarication) is a type of Deception in the form of an untruthful statement especially with the intention to deceive others often with the further A bar (also called a Pub or Tavern) is a business that serves drinks especially Alcoholic beverages such as beer liquor and mixed drinks for consumption A nightclub (or "night club" or "club" is a drinking, dancing, and entertainment venue which does its primary business after dark Service economy can refer to one or both of two recent economic developments China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National Esther Dyson (born 14 July, 1951, Zürich Switzerland) is a Journalist and commentator on emerging Digital technology, a founding Nicholas Negroponte (born December 1, 1943) is a Greek-American Architect and Computer scientist best known as the founder and Chairman
Factors decreasing face time
- Face time alternatives are more efficient (see Microsoft's business culture). Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational Computer technology Corporation, which rose to dominate the Home computer
- The importance of the mass media. "Popular press" redirects here note that the University of Wisconsin Press publishes under the imprint "The Popular Press"
- cybersex
See also
Further reading
External links
- catb.org jargon
- Zero face-time protocol
- Face time - a novel by Erik Tarloff
- word spy
- The Importance of Face Time - an article
- Favouring Face Time - an article
- Marriam-Websters Dictionary
- Bartleby Dictionary
- article on shrinking face time
Dictionary
face time
-noun
- (computing) Time spent talking face-to-face with another person or group of people, as opposed to e-mail or other forms of communication
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